Plentitude
/ˈplɛn.tɪ.tjuːd/noun
The state or condition of being plentiful; abundance.
Did you know?“Plentitude” descends from Latin plenitūdō, from plenus meaning “full,” and it shares a deep Indo-European root with words for fullness and completion across multiple languages.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pleh₁-
“to fill; to be full”
Latin
Latin
plenus
“full”
Latin
Latin
plenitūdō
“fullness; abundance”
Old French
Old French
plenté
“abundance; plenty”
Middle English
English
plentite
“abundance; fullness”
Modern English
English
plentitude
“the state of being plentiful”